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Who is Iain Dale?
Iain Dale is a well-known British broadcaster, political commentator, and publisher. Iain Dale currently co-hosts a weekly political and current affairs podcast called ‘For The Many’ with retired Home Secretary and Labour MP Jacqui Smith.
Early Life and Childhood
Iain Dale was born in Cambridge, England on July 15, 1962. He has 59 years of age. Every year on July 15th, Dale celebrates his birthday.
On September 28, 2018, his sister posted a lovely photo of his parents celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary.
Education Details
Iain Dale attended Saffron Walden County High School and Ashdon County Primary School.
Dale graduated from the University of East Anglia in 1985 with an upper second BA honors degree in German, Linguistics, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
He worked as a nursing assistant at the Werner Wicker Klinik in West Germany during his gap year before starting university.
Dale spent a year as part of his degree program teaching English at a gymnasium in Besigheim.
Professional Career
Dale co-hosts the weekly political and current affairs podcast ‘For The Many’ with retired Home Secretary and Labour MP Jacqui Smith.
Dale’s acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs is on display in his ‘For the Many’ podcast, in which he speaks with high-profile media and political figures.
Following a couple of test programs with other journalists, he worked as a stand-in presenter for London radio station LBC 97.3 for the first nine months of 2010.
Dale co-hosted LBC’s six-hour election night program with Gaby Hinsliff on May 7, 2010.
Dale hosted the Petrie Hosken, Clive Bull, James Max, and Jenni Barnett phone-in shows in May and June 2010 and fronted LBC’s budget coverage on June 22, 2010.
He began a six-week stint on LBC reporting for Petrie Hosken and Andrew Pierce in late July 2010, which later turned into a regular show.
He hosted LBC’s weekly evening show from 7 to 10 p.m. until March 2013, when Clive Bull took over.
Net Worth and Salary
Iain Dale earns an annual salary of $71,192.
He and Jacqui Smith co-host ‘For The Many,’ a weekly political and current affairs podcast. As a result, Dale has amassed a sizable fortune over the course of his career. Dale’s net worth is estimated to be $737,711.
Relationship Status
Iain Dale has been openly gay since the age of 40. Dale married his long-term partner John Simmons in a civil partnership on June 15, 2008, at Wadhurst Castle in East Sussex.
The couple married in 2015. Dale and his partner John have been living in Tunbridge Wells since 1995.
Body Measurements
He stands taller than average. Dale is 6 feet 2 inches tall (Approx. 1.88 m).
Social Media
His Twitter handle is @IainDale.
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Trivia
- Dale has been openly gay since the age of 40.
- He married his long-term partner John Simmons in a civil partnership on June 15, 2008, at Wadhurst Castle in East Sussex.
- He is a co-host of the weekly political and current affairs podcast ‘For The Many,’ which he co-hosts with retired Home Secretary and Labour MP Jacqui Smith.
- Dale also appears on Newsnight, The Andrew Marr Show, Jeremy Vine, and Good Morning Britain on a regular basis.
- He is 6 feet 2 inches tall (Approx. 1.88 m).
